Figure __ Assessing the laboratory for illumination.

The analyst uses this checklist to assess the laboratory, this helps the analyst to have an
idea of how to improve the laboratory.
Lighting Uniformity

Figure __ IE laboratory Areas for the range of illuminance

The analyst figures out the illuminance level of the IE laboratory the analyst computed
the coefficient of detection of the laboratory which is 1.78. After that, the analyst finds out the n
which is the number of zones needed for carrying out to measure the illuminance which is 16 as
shown in the table below.
 Table __ Room Index

We measure the brightness lux level by using the lux meter, and then we can get the figure so
certain zones. It is unlikely to measure the parameter by a single device there is no uniformity of
the data. It is because lighting uniformity is defined as the ratio between minimum to average
lux, or minimum to maximum lux. Lux is the unit of illuminance, indicating the actual brightness
received on the ground. This uniformity ratio is extremely useful as it allows us to determine how
the lights evenly distribute light onto the ground. If the difference between average and
minimum lux is not high, the ratio would be high. It indicates better light uniformity. Shown below
summary of the lux in different zones.

Value Lux

Minimum 122

Average 264

Maximu
m 341

Table __ Summary Statistics for lighting uniformity

The spread of lighting in the lab is un-uniform because the difference between average
and minimum is high and the difference between maximum and minimum is high. The uniformity
level of the laboratory is 0.3-0.4 according to standards the uniformity level of a classroom
laboratory should be at a level of 0.4-0.6 and it didn’t conform to the standard.

The analyst also configures the sides of each zone where they find out that the area of
every zone is 3.9688m2 so that we could be able to find out the acceptable illuminance.
According to IESNA, a school laboratory should have a light level of 50-75 FC or 500 to 750 lux.

Flux 4542 lux Maintenance Factor 0.8

n 2 lamps per luminaire Area 63.50m2
N 8 luminaires Illuminance 527.03
 Utilization factor 0.57 Recommended lux 500-750 lux
Lumens Needed
277 Recommended CF 50-75 FC
Each zone
Needed Lumens for 34,188 lux – 51,282
the laboratory lux
Table __ Summary of terms used for Lumen Method
Shown above is the summary of the calculations the analyst solved the formula will be
shown in the appendix. To get an idea of what lumen should have in each zone every zone
should be at least equal to or greater than 277 lux shown below is the summary of the average
lux gathered.

Zone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Average 25 28 24 24 28 27 25 25 30 29 27 22 26 26 22 27
Lux 2 8 7 6 5 0 8 9 3 1 7 8 4 4 8 3
Table __ Average Lux of Each Zone
The zone that is greater than or equal by 277 lux is Zone 2, 5,9,10, and 11 it means that
the zone that is said is the only zone that conforms to the needed lumens.
There are eight luminaires in the laboratory with 2 fluorescent lamps for every luminaire
there are also buffers and diffusers in each luminaire. The total number required for the
laboratory according to the lumen method is 8.07 or eight, so the total number of luminaires in
the current laboratory is in the standard. The ratio of the distance between adjacent luminaires
(center to center) to their height above the working plane is 1.26 meters. And the distance
between the luminaire and its adjacent wall is 1.95 meters and the distance between two
adjacent luminaires is 2.255 meters and the distance between the parallel luminaires is 3.52
meters.
The distribution of luminaires is shown below.

Figure ___ Luminaires distribution on room ceiling

Noise

Table of Acceptable Room / Space Sound Levels

The table below provides acceptable sound levels for various room types. This table covers a
majority of the space types that an architect may be interested in.

ROOM / SPACE DBA NR NC/NCB RC/RCM2

Theaters, Concert Halls, Recording Studios 25-30 20 10-20 20
Bedrooms, Libraries, Religious Prayer Rooms 25-30 25 20-25 25
Living Rooms, Classrooms, Lecture Halls, Conference Rooms 30-35 30 30-40 30
Offices, Courtrooms, Private Work Rooms, Laboratory 40-45 35 30-40 35
Corridors, Open Offices, Bathrooms, Toilet Rooms, Reception,
45-55 40 40-40 40
Lobbies, Shopping
Kitchens, Shopping, Common Spaces, Dining Halls,
45-55 45 40-50 45
Computer Rooms, Workshops
The values above come from a variety of sources around the internet and in published
books.  ANSI S12.2: American National Standard Criteria for Evaluating Room Noise serves as
the basis, with slight adjustments based on other publications. We've also created groups to
help simplify the selection of criteria — check ANSI S12.2 or an acoustical engineer if you need
value for a specific room.

The analyst took a sound reading in the same zones as seen in figure __ the analyst took the
average of the three groups and after that the analyst took the average of the 16 zones as
shown below.

Zone dBA
1 69
2 71
3 69
4 67
5 68
6 65
7 61
8 62
9 67
10 71
11 65
12 65
13 64
14 65
15 64
16 62
Overall
Average 66

Table __ Average of the dBA from different zones.

Based on the Table of Acceptable Room / Space Sound Levels, the standard noise in Offices,
Courtrooms, Private Work Rooms, Laboratory should be in the range of 40-45 dBA the overall
average that has been taken in the IE laboratory is 66 dBA. The laboratory is greater than the
standard acceptable noise room, so the analyst concluded that the laboratory is exposed to
great noises. Maybe factors that added to the noise in that lab are because of limited face to
face all windows and doors should be open and the lab exposed to the outside environment.
Appendix